Bolsonaro once again criticized the country’s electoral system without evidence, while Lula called the far-right president “a cheap copy of Trump
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his main rival, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded blows on Monday ahead of the upcoming presidential election in October.
Although they didn’t debate face-to-face, the two politicians each gave landmark interviews where Bolsonaro’s unfounded claims of electoral fraud were a key point of contention.
Bolsonaro continues to sow doubt
During a 40-minute interview on Journal Nacional, an evening news program that has the highest ratings in the country, Bolsonaro once again made claims about electoral fraud in Brazil. He did not provide any evidence.
Bolsonaro, a former army captain, also said he believes the military should have a role in deciding the transparency of the vote.
“The results of the vote will be respected, as long as the election is clean and transparent,” he said.
As the president’s speech went to air on Monday night, residents in Brazil’s largest cities could be heard banging their pots and pans outside their windows, shouting “out with Bolsonaro.”
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his main rival, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded blows on Monday ahead of the upcoming presidential election in October.
Although they didn’t debate face-to-face, the two politicians each gave landmark interviews where Bolsonaro’s unfounded claims of electoral fraud were a key point of contention.
Bolsonaro continues to sow doubt
During a 40-minute interview on Journal Nacional, an evening news program that has the highest ratings in the country, Bolsonaro once again made claims about electoral fraud in Brazil. He did not provide any evidence.
Bolsonaro, a former army captain, also said he believes the military should have a role in deciding the transparency of the vote.
“The results of the vote will be respected, as long as the election is clean and transparent,” he said.
As the president’s speech went to air on Monday night, residents in Brazil’s largest cities could be heard banging their pots and pans outside their windows, shouting “out with Bolsonaro.”
Source; DW